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House rejects broad substitute and approves clarified list of officials who may solemnize marriages
Summary
The House debated Senate Bill 157 (authorization to perform marriages). A floor substitute to expand deputization and authorize all legislators to solemnize marriages failed; the House passed the original bill clarifying who may solemnize marriages and limiting deputization authority.
The Utah House debated and passed Senate Bill 157, a measure that clarifies which state officials may solemnize marriages and narrows deputization rules. Representative Newbold presented the bill and said it adds county executives to the list of authorized solemnizers while clarifying that those listed generally cannot deputize others except in specified county clerk circumstances.
A lengthy floor substitute was proposed that would have…
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